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This article addresses heat-related mortality among nursing home residents. It is a retrospective observational study of 95,808 nursing home residents in southwest Germany between 2001 and 2005 with an assessment of excess risk during a heat wave in 2003. Mortality increased by 26% at temperatures between 32.0–33.9 degrees Celsius and 62% at temperatures >34 degrees Celsius. During the 2003 heat wave, 400 excess deaths occurred. Persons ≥ 90 years of age and those with more significant care needs were at the greatest risk of mortality.

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The authors conclude that high ambient temperatures are associated with an increase in mortality among the nursing …

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